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Earnest of the Spirit, 629 v. 3, 325 v. 4
Earth, no rest on it, 432

Earthy joys forsaken, 331, 332

Earthly mindedne s lamented, 388
Education, religions, 565, 82

Effects of Christ's death, 155

Effusion of the Spirit, 267

Egypt's plagues, 436

Election, in Christ, 191

Sovereign and free, 192, 194, 195
excludes boasting, 193

Employment of saints in heaven, 655

End of the righteous and wicked, 386, 81, 377

of self-righteousness, 199

of the world, 68, 435

of life to be kept in view, 617

Enemies, of the church disappointed, 587
destroyed, 574, 575, 460, 588

national, dismayed and destroyed, 584
prayed for, 467, 303, 304

salvation from spiritual, 217

triumphed over, by Christ, 477, 478

and by Christians, 472 v. 6, 7

Enemy, death the last, 621 v. 3
Enjoyment of Christ, 171, 172
Enlargement, desired, 358
granted, 362

Enmity, between Christ and Satan, 256
of the carnal mind, 177

Envy, and unbelief cured, 382, 637, 638
and love, 300

Equity, and wisdom of providence, 74
Espousals of the church to Christ, 540
Establishment and grace, 217

Eternal Son of God, 151 v. 2, 152 v. 2
Eternity, of God, 14

of his dominion, 8

and death, 632

succeeding this life, 615

Evening and morning hymns, 547-557
Evidence, of grace, or self-examination, 391
of sincerity, 319, 320, 415

Evil, times, 574; 575

neighbours, 345

magistrates, 384, 593, 594

Exaltation of Christ to the kingdom, 127, 137--139,

119, 489, 493

495

Examination, or evidences of grace, 391, 319
Example, of Christ, 113, 304, 151 v. 5, 153 v.
of saints, 337

Excellence, of the Christian religion, 245

of Christ's righteousness, 202
Exhortations to peace and holiness, 338
Extent of duty and zeal, 336 v. 3, 4

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Faith, strong, when sense despairs, 35 v. 6, 7
strong, desired, 266 v. 6
overcoming, enjoyed, 622, 276
weak, lamented, 266 v. 5, 236 v. 3

in Christ, our sacrifice, 270

for pardon and sanctification, 236
and knowledge of him, 322

joy of it, and love, 275, 298
triumphing in Christ, 276

over death and the grave, 622

walking by it, 274

without works, dead, 268
its victories, 268 v. 4

the way of sa vation, 271
and salvation, 271

Faithfulness, of God, 15, 43, 18, 19, 37, 436

to his promises, 176, 175, 107, 5:

of a good man, 451

Fall, of angels and men, 184

and recovery of man, 256, 215
of Babylon, 479-481

Falsehood, blasphemy, &c. 574, 575

and oppression, deliverance from them, 34.
574, 575

Family, government, 392

love and worship, 396
blessings, 395

Father, God our, 161, 46, 47

Clist the everlasting, 148
Fear, of God, holy, 277

reverential in worship, 53, 26
of death, 627

overcome, 621, 622, 642

Fears and doubts suppressed, 285, 281, 605, 185, 484
Feast of the gospel, 252, 520

of love, 536, 520

of triumph, 529

made by divine love, 521

its provisions, 528

its guests invited, 520, 521, 523

Fellowship, with Christ and saints, 510

between Christ and his church, 534-539
with Christ desired and enjoyed, 171, 172, 419

Eervency of devotion, desired, "323

want of it lamented, 351

Fever of body and mind, 432 v. 3, 4
Few, saved, 189

seck and find, 207 v. 1

Finishing of Christ's work, 121

Fire, Christ represented by a, 150 v. 9
Flattery, and deceit complained of, 574, 575
self-flattery, 3

Flesh, and sin mortified, 223, 230, 189
and spirit, 231

and blood of Christ the best food, 525, 526
our tabernacle, 629

Flint. the, dissolved, 257 v. 7, 8

5 Flying, from Christ, folly of it, 255 v. 3
to Christ, the felicity of it, ib. v. 1, 2
Folly and madness of sin, 186

Flourishing religion m old age, -459

Food, spiritual, 252, 257, 171

the flesh and blood of Christ, 525,526
for the soul desired, 150 v. 3

Fools made wise, 193

Forbearance, of God, 31

of the righteous, 382

Forgetfulness, 428

Forgiveness, of original and actual sin, on con-

fession, 179, 180

prayed for, 360, 327

plentiful with God, 203, 204

Formality in worship, 651, 652, 316

Formation of man, 59

wisdom of God in it, 57

Forms, mere outward. vain, 219, 316, 179 v. 4, 5
Foretaste of heaven, 287

desired, 172

Fortitude excited, 339

Foundation, Christ the, 455

Fountain of Christ's blood, 257 v. 4, 150 v. 8, 236 v, 1

Frailty of man, 639, 416, 612

and folly of man, 614

God, of nature and grace, 558, 559

Freedom from sin and misery in heaven, 655
Freeness, of the gospel, 252

of grace, 192

197

Fretfulness discouraged, 382

Friend, God is, and father, 46 v. 4, 47 v. 4

Christ a, 151 v. 6, 153 v. 6

Friendship, its blessings, 387

Frowns and smiles of Christ, 369 v. 1-3
Fruits, of Christ's death, 138

of the Spirit, 370

of the gospel, 248
of faith, 268

of holiness and grace, 230
Fullness, of Christ, 298

of the gospel, 252

Funeral, psatm, 618, 639

thought, 634. See Death, Burial.

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Glorified, body, 642

martyrs and saints, 656, 657
Glory, of God, infinite, 27, 660

in the gospel, 249

in our salvation, 229

and grace in the person of Christ, 104, 103, 249
shines in the sufferings and cross of Christ, 515,
533, 133

of Christ in heaven, 661

and grace promised, 403, 243, 640, 213

and grace by the death of Christ, 531

to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 663-681
Glorification and condescension of Christ, 134, 491,492
Glory of God in our salvation, 229

and grace promised. 184, 403, 213, 243

Glorying in Christ and his cross, 322, 201, 515, 527
Glutton, 439

and drunkard, 440-

God, all in all, 169, 170, 394

all-seeing, 40, 41

all-sufficient, 2, 1, 122

his attributes, 1-57

his being, attributes, and providence, 3, 75, 76,
81, 559

the avenger of his people, 13

his care of saints, 342, 484

and of the church, 471

creator and redeemer, 218

creation and providence, 60, 62

our defence and sa'vation, 281, 2, 1, 368, 48, 50

eternal, sovereign, and holy, 9

eternal and nan mortal, 616, 618, 619

his faithfulness, 15, 436, 43

far above the creatnres, 25

glorified by Christ, 249, 518
glorified, and sinners saved, 229

goodness and mercy, 16, 17, 39, 4, 38, 37
goodness and truth, 16, 18, 19

his governing power and goodness, 52
great and good, 55, 79, 612, 22, 23, 16, 76
heart searching, 319

our only hope and help, 30
incomprehensible, 28, 27

the judge, 645, 647, 317, 651, 652
kind to his people, 37, 18, 19

his majesty, 660, 20

and condescension, 34, 35, 612

mercy and truth, 75, 53, 17, 39, 37

made man, 134

his perfections, 44, 28, 75, 3, 43, 22, 23, 16, 18, 19
our portion, and Christ our hope, 362

our portion here and hereafter, 168

his power and majesty, 53, 55, C-
praised by children, 564

our preseiver, 6365, 212

present in his churches, 404, 405

-11, 660

our refuge in national troubles, 475, 476

our shepherd, 165-167

his sovereignty and goodness to man, 35, 134,

612, 16

our support and comfort, 343

supreme governor, 594, 911, 591

his vengeance and compassion, 55, 645
unchangeable, 174, 56

his universal dominion, 90

his wisdom in his works, 56, 57

worthy of all praise, 22, 23, 18, 19, 429, 91, 89,387
sight of him weans from the world, 330

terrible to sinners, 20. See Perfections,Works,c
Godhead of Christ, 102, 103, 619

Good works, 244, 450, 451, 128, 293, 294

profit men, not God. 239
cannot justify, 119, 201

Goodness of God, 16, 18, 19, 54, 17, 43, 611, 309
and greatness, 51, 45-47

and power, 51
and wrath, 21

Gospel, armour, 406 v. 4, 339 v. 1
glad tidings, 250

feast, 252, 520

its glory and suecess. 95, 457, 492, 493, 267, 148 v. 1,
different success of it, 247

invitations and provisions, 252, 528

gives no liberty to sin, 334, 230, 268
joyful sound, 94, 243, 110, 224
times, their blessedness, 250
divine evidence of the, 93

attested by miracles, 244, 109, 126
not ashamed of the, 322, 527
glorifies God, 249

ministry, 250

its wisdom and grace, 249
its blessed effects, 248
savour of life or death, 247
sinned against, 246
and law, 198

and law joined, 242

distinguished, 241

alone gives sinners hope, 245

power of God to salvation, 248, 492

practical tendency of it, 230

worship and order, 461

Government, and magistrates from God, 589, 591

of Christ, 589, 148 v. 3-5

Grace, adopting, 161

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of Christ, 489-

converting, 222

electing, 191

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its evidences or self examination, 391, 319

ip exercise, 533

not conveyed by parents, 220

its freedom and sovereignty, 192-197
and holiness, 230

growth in, 459

an immortal and holy principle, 161 v. 5
without merit, 344, 206, 208
justifying, 198

pardoning, 209, 203, 204

and providence, 60, 75, 444, 76-78
given us in Christ, 226 v. 3, 175

persevering, 214

equal to power, 51

persevering and restoring, 212.

promises of, 256-266

above riches, 580

sanctifying and saving, 225

and glory in the person of Christ, 104, 102

and glory by the death of Christ, $31

salvation by it, 226, 225

Sovereignty of it, 192-197

Grace, of the Spirit, 370

all sufficient in duty and sufferings, 258, 42, 201

superabounding, 209

surprising, 232, 161

throne of, accessible, 401, 142, 143
and vengeance, 21

truth, and protection, 80

tried by afflictions, 386, 52, 210, 211
and glory, 213, 403
Graceless souls, wretched, 169
Graces, (christian) 370

in exercise at the Lord's table, 533
tried, 386, 52

shining in trials, 341

Gratitude, for divine favours, 336

want of it lamented, 309, 554 v. 3
Greatness, and goodness of God, 45-57, 51
Growth in grace, 459

Guide, Christ a, 151 v. 5, 153 v. 5

the divine counsels our, 168 v. 2, 547 v. 5, 6
the holy Spirit, 349 v. 11

Guidance, divine, sought, 547 v. 4-6

Guilt of conscience relieved, 207, 209, 360, 179,
180, 308, 364, 203, 204

H.

Habits sinful, hard to be broken, 183
Happiness, in God only, 169, 170
in God's presence, 372, 373

on earth, 287, 288 v. 7-10
in heaven, 662

Happy, saint and cursed sinner, 378
inen described, 370, 206, 205
nation, 580

Hardness of heart, 352

Harvest, 559-561

Hatred and love, 300

Head, Christ our, 150 v. 7, 510 v. 5

Health, preserved, 548, 554, 66

sickness and recovery, 600, 603, 604, 605, 607
prayed for, 360, 600, 596

Hearing, of prayer and salvation, 486, 362
the word unprofitably, 423

and praying for success, 428

with pleasure and profit, 250, 247

Heart, known to God, 40
hard, 352

softened, 257 v. 7-3

Heaven, what constitutes it, 170

aspirations after, 659, 172, 331, 332, 326, 371
its blessedness and business, 656, 657
meditation of, 275

negligence in seeking after, 614
hope of it supporting, 375

hoped for by Christ's resurrection, 125
freedom from sin and misery there, 655
worship of it humble, 659
Christ's dweiling place, 661, 544
dwelling place of the saints, 128
sight, of God and Christ there, 326
blessed society there, 658, 462
nothing without God, 168
invisible and holy, 654

ensured and prepared for, 628
foretaste of it on earth, 287

prospect of it makes death easy, 626

of separate souls and resurrection, 386
the everlasting felicity of, 662

and earth, 331, 332, 371

and hell, 648

Heavenly, mindedness, 285

desired, 388

joy on earth, 171, 288, 287

Hell, and death, 630

and judgment, 563, 648

or the vengeance of God 653, 20
holy fear of, 653, 646

Helpless souls hoping and praying, 30
Hezekiah's song, 607

High Priest, Christ, 151 v. 8, 153 v. 8
and king and judge, 152

Holiness. See Grace, Spiritual, Sanctification.
and sovereignty of God, 24, 25

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loved only by the gracious, 213 v. 4
professed, 318, 319

Honour, of the world, vain, 431

to magistrates, 589

Hope, of saints, Christ the, 362
in the covenant, 176

in darkness, 357, 280, 349

gives light and strength, 274

of the resurrection, 641,622,621,385, 386,631,642
and despair in death, 385, 637, 038
and prayer, 408

of national victory, 577
and direction, 279

in afflictions, 279, 349
of the helpless, 30
of the living, 609

the soul's anchor, 176

in Christ comfort under sorrows, 369

of heaven by Christ's resurrection, 125

of heaven,supporting and sanctifying under tria
375, 101 v. 4

maketh not ashamed, 484, 485
makes death easy, 626

of sinners, vain, 377 v. 4-
Horn of promise, 496 v. 2
Hosanna, to Christ, 682-687
of the children, 664

for the Lord's Day, 422, 423

Households, 504 v. 4, 505 v. 3. See Family
Human affairs, condescended to by God, 6
Humanity and deity of Christ, 103, 148, 684
Humble, God dweils with the, 261

enlightened, 194, 195, 496
sinner pardoned, 282
worship of heaven, 659
Humiliation, day, 573, 578

for disappointment in war, 576

and exaltation of Christ, 121, 155, 152, 133, 136
Humility, and pride, 192

and ineekness, 370

and submission, 283

and resignation under affliction, 596

of heaven, 659

Hunger, and thirst after righteousness, 370 v. 4
none in heaven, 656, 657
Husbandman's psalm, 558

Hypocrites, and hypocrisy, 574, 575
known and abhorred of God, 316
and almost christian, 189
and apostasy, 189

at the day of judgment, 650, 652

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Inheritance, eternal, 276
Iniquity, abounding, 574, 575

prevailing, conquered and pardoned, 409

Inspiration and prophecy, 93

Institution of the Lord's Supper, 509
Instruction, from God, 289

from scripture, 97, 98
in piety, 565

Instructive afflictions, 383
Insufficiency, of reason, 27

of self-righteousness, 199, 252

of riches to free from death, 636, 637

of the world to make us happy, 331, 332, 169
Intemperance, punished, 439

and pardoned, 440

Intercession of Christ, 142-147

Interest in Christ, assurance of it desired, 325
INVITATIONS, of scripture, 252-255

of Christ, to sinners, 253

to saints answered, 538

of the gospel, 252-255, 521, 259, 260
of saints to sinners, 485 v. 5, 6
importance of regarding the, 254, 255
accepted, 236

Janne and the altar, 314

Eslands, the, to be called, 138 v. 36, 490, v.2
distant, 409 v. 5

northern, 410 v. 2, 5 v. 1, 579 v. 5
Israel saved from the Assyrians, 588

delivered from Egypt and brought to Canaan,
215, 446, 436, 449, 444, 445, 77
their rebellion and punishment, 438, 441
punished and pardoned, 442, 440
travels in the wilderness, 449, 447
Israelitish history, 436-449

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Joshua, Christ, so called, 448

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convinces of sin, 240

condemns but cannot save, 198, 448, 272 v. 3
engraved on the heart, 257 v. 9
and gospel, distinguished, 241
and gospel, joined, 242

obedience better than sacrifice, 238
sins against law and gospel, 246

Leader, Christ a, 337 v. 5

Leaning on Christ, 546, 523 v. 2

Legacy of Christ claimed, 511

Levitical priesthood fulfilled in Christ, 143
Liberality, to the poor, 291, 292
rewarded, 292295

Liberty, spiritual asserted, 334

of conscience, 589 v. 5, 593 v.2

Christ.Life, (Christ the) of men, 151 v. 5, 153 v. 5
of man described, 656 v. 5-7
frail, succeeded by eternity, 615
wonderfully preserved, 548, 66
short, and miserable, 610, 611
and God good, 611/

Journey, Christian, through a wilderness, 371
of the Israelites, 449, 447.

Joy, spiritual, reason of it, 60

in Christ unseen, 298

carnal and deceitful parted with, 331, 332

of faith, 275

heavenly upon earth, 287, 288

soon interrupted, 356, 287 v. 7

spiritual restored, 286

in Christ's presence eternal, 662

of conversion, 482. See Delight.

the day of grace and hope, 609
and riches, their vanity, 637
short and feeble, 612, 631, 618

Light, of the Jews and Gentiles, Christ, 625 v. 4, 495
and saivation by Christ, 259, 260, 234, 235

of the world, 151 v. 5, 153 v.5

in darkness, by God's presence, 373, 351, v. 3, 4
Lion, (Satan) 155′ v. 2

conquered by the Lamb, 216 v. 3
Judah's, 151 v. 4, 153 v. 4

Living power and dying love of Christ, 215 v. 4

in heaven, on a sinner's conversion, 312, 312 v. 6 Looking, within the veil, 337, 275

Judge, Christ, 648-652, 151 v. 7, 153 v.7

Judgment, day, 644-652

the last, 648, 644

certain, 646

youth reminded of, 568, 569

Christ coming to, 152

and hell, 653

desire to stand with acceptance at the, 648 v.7

dignity and dominion of the righteous at the,

387 v. 58

and mercy, 647, 55

seat of God, 647, 378 v. 5

Just, the, described, 291, 451

Justice, of God, 24

and grace, 321 v. 6

and mercy, 21, 44 v. 7, 45 v. 7, 8, 37 v. 5

of providence, 74

and truth towards men, 451

Justification, complète, 276 ́

free, 206, 208, 204

by faith, not by works, 198, 201

and sanctification, 236, 202

on Christ and mourning, 365

Long-suffering of God, 31, 309

Longing, after God and his house, 278, 416418
for holiness, 233

for comfort, 359, 172 v. 11, 12

for heaven, 326, 374

for the beatific vision, 412, 662

Lord, of hosts, and Lord of lords, 151 v. 3, 153 v. 3
our righteousness, 234, 235

Lord's day, 413-124

Lord's supper, Hymns, 509-533
instituted, 509

provisions at the, 525, 528

our redeemer at the table, 523, 534

a triumphal feast, 529

the admiring guests, 521

evangelical graces exercised at the, 533

and baptism, 508

Love, of God, to the righteous, and hatred to the

wicked, 377, 378

in sending his Son, 271, 32, 33

better than life, 417, 418

Love of God unchangeable, 174, 442, 276, 263, 471 Mercies national, 579, 563

distinguishing, 194, 195, 196, 197

of Christ to men, 254

to sinners, 303

to the church, 545

in dying, 530

in words and deeds, 545
its strength, 546
unchangeable, 276, 471
unparalleled, 512

shed abroad in the heart, 430
its banquet, 536, 521

to God and our neighbour, 237

to God inconstant, 356

pleasant and powerful, 296

to Christ strong, 372

to the unseen Saviour, 298, 661 v. 7

to men, brotherly, 299.

to enemies, 303, 304, 451 v. 6

and worship in a family, 299

to the creature dangerous, 329

and charity, 302

and sympathy, 370 v. 5

and hatred, 300

peace and meekness, 370

faith and joy, 298

superior to knowledge, faith, and hope, 296

perfect in heaven, 661

religion vain without it, 305

Lusts of the flesh, conflict with, 231

Lu, punished, 439

pardoned, 440

Lydia's house, 505 v.3
Lying hated, 392 v. 5

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Madness, folly and distemper of sin, 186
MAGISTRACT, 589-595

Magistrates, their authority from God, 591
advice to them, 146 v. 9, 10, 147 v. 5, 6
honour due to, 589

qualifications and duties of, 590

warned, 593, 594

raised and deposed, 591

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common and special, 79, 17, 39

praise for spiritual and temporal, 17, 39
innumerable, 556
everlasting, 77, 445
recorded, 449

and judgment, 647-

and truth of God, 15, 75, 38

goodness and truth, 18, 19

truth, and grace, 77, 48, 22

Mercy of God cause of salvation, 225, 32, 33

Merit, human, disclaimed, 239

Merits of Christ, 155

Message, of the angels, 105
of Christ, 32

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of the gospel, 224

of gospel ministers, 250

of John the Baptist, 426

Messenger of the covenant, 151 v. 3, 153 v. 3
Messiah, born, 107

Jesus the true, 145

Michael's war with the dragon, 484

Midnight thoughts, 557, 99, 100, 556

Mighty God, Christ the, 148 v. 3, 477

Milk, of the word desired, 161

and wine, 252 v. 5

Mind, carnal, 177

spiritual, 389

Ministers, commission of the apostolic, 244

ordained, 454, 453

their message, 250

their work and encouragement, 244 v. 1, 4, 5
loyed for their works' sake, 250

Ministry, of angels, 474, 114, 115

of the gospel welcome, 250

Miracles, at the birth of Christ, 109

in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, 400
in the wilderness, 447

Misery, and sin banished from heaven, 655
and shortness of life, 610

without God in the world, 433

of sinners, 378-381

Misimprovement of time, 614

Missionary meetings, hymns for, 490-509

Majesty of God, terrible, 20, 465, 55. See God, Morning star, Christ, 496 v. 8, 150 v. 15

Greatness.

Malice, and hatred discountenanced, 300

against God, implacable, 467 v. 6

Man, his wonderful formation, 292

his dominion over the creatures, 54

his fall and recovery, 256

mortal, and Christ eternal, 612

his vanity as mortal, 612, 613, 25, 618, 616
saved, and angels punished, 196, 197

Manna, rained down, 439 v. 1-4

spiritual, 513, 156 v. 4

Mariner's psalm, 69, 70

Marks, of implanted grace, 391, 319
of the blessed man, 370

of the children of God, 161

of true faith, 268

of genuine holiness, 230

of sincerity, 320, 415 at the pause.

Marriage, mystical, 456

Martyrdom, 276, 228

Martyrs glorified, 656, 657

Mary, the virgin's song, 107

Master of a family, 392

Mediator, access by, to the throne of grace, 401, 151

v. 6, 153 v. 6

Meditation, 378, 380, 557

and retirement, 388
on the word, 99, 100

on heaven, 275

Meekness 378 v. 3, 291, 299
learned of Christ, 253

Melancholy, reproved, 279
and hope, 280

removed, 482

Melchizedec, a type of Christ, 485 v. 3, 4, 494
Members of a church characterized, 450452
Mentorial of our absent Lord, 514, 509
Memory, weak, 428

songs, 547-549

or evening, 550-552
of a Lord's-day, 511, &c.
Mortality, of man, 613, 627
the effect of

and hope, 639

sin, 170

and God eternal, 98, 616, 618
and Christ's eternity, 619

Mortification, of sin, 223, 230, 189

to the world by the sight of God, 330, 172
by the cross of Christ, 515

to sin by the cross, 310
by sight of heaven, 330

Moses, Aaron and Joshua, 448

and Christ, their different works, 156
disobedience to, punished, 246

rod of, 436, v. 9

death like his desired, 624, 626
Mourning for sin, 664, 370 v. 2, 272 v. 1
Murmuring punished, 9

Mysteries in the gospel, 247

revealed, 194, 195

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